Elijah lamb



(No Model.) v I E. LAMB.

SUSPENDER END.

N0. 362,290. Patented May 3, 1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELIJ AH LAMB, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

SUSPENDER-END.

. SPECIPICATIO N forming part of Letters Patent No. 362,290, dated Maya, 188 7.

Application filed February 12, 1887. Serial No. 227,372. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIJAH LAMB, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of amden, Camden county, New Jersey, have invented certainImprovements in Suspenders and like Articles, of which the following isa specification.

The object of myinvention is to strengthen the button-holes in wovenstraps, such as are used for suspender-ends; and this object I attain byproviding the strap with a 1' 8-6nfOIC- ing thread or threads interwovenwith the threads of the strap, all as fully described hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is aview of a suspender-end thestraps of which are made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is aview of that part of one of the straps in which the button-hole isformed. Fig. 3 is a view of part of a strap, showing there-enforcing-threads at both the top and bottom of the button-hole; andFigs. a and 5 are views showing modified forms of my invention.

A are the straps forming part of a suspenderend, each strap beingcomposed of a series of warp-threads, a, and weft-threads b, interwovenin any suitable manner, the button-hole (1 being preferably formed inthe strap during the process of weaving. In this class of suspender endsas ordinarily made the objection has been that the button-hole is weakand apt to tear out, and strengthening devices have been attached toovercome this difficulty. I have found that by interweaving an extrathread, 6, with the warps in the portion 00 of the strap-that is, fromthelower portion of the button-hole to the end of the strap-I verymaterially strengthen this portion of the strap and enable it to resistthe strains to which it is subjected, as such strains are exerteddirectly in line with the re-enforcing thread. Theth read cis introducedduring the operation of weaving either by using an extra shuttle by ad0up-thread in the warp or by other means, as desired, the thread shownin Fig. 2 being introduced by means of an extra shuttle. There-enforcing thread is thus introduced with but little extra expenditureof time in weaving and at no material increase in cost.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a strengtheningthread both above and below thebutton-hole, in Fig. 4 I have shown a thread floated on the upper sideof the strap, so as to present a smooth flat surface, and in Fig. 5 Ihave shown the'strengthening-thread extending completely across thestrap.

More than one thread may be used, if desired; but one thread ispreferred.

It will be understood that my re enforcing threads may be formed instraps which are used as stocking-supporters and for like purposes, aswell as for suspendenends.

I claim as my invention 1. The within-described strap forsuspenderendsand like uses, said strap having a button hole formed therein,and havingat the end of the button'hole a section of the material re-enforced by athread or threads interwoven with the threads of the strap, allsubstantially as specified.

2. The within described strap having a button-hole formed therein,andhaving at each end of said button-hole a section of the materialre-enforced by a thread or threads interwoven with the threads of thestrap, all substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ELIJAI-I LAMB.

\Vitnesses:

WILLIAM D. Gonnnn, HARRY SMITH.

